Equipment Reliability & Automation Associate

Penang Skills Development Centre; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an Associate Engineer to ensure high equipment uptime for Front of Line machines and fixtures in a fast-paced manufacturing setting in Kuala Lumpur.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, configuration, and collaboration with automation and process engineering teams to support new equipment releases and yield improvements. The ideal candidate holds a relevant engineering degree, has experience with testers and equipment troubleshooting, and can adapt

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechatronic/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience with testers or equipment configuring and troubleshooting.
• Experience in tester debugging or verification.
• Experience in high mix, high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Good computer literacy and basic SPC knowledge.
• Analytical mindset with hands-on attitude.
• Adaptable to rapid changes in business needs.
• Knowledge of mechanical dimensioning and tolerancing; poka-yoke an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall equipment uptime of Front of Line machines and fixtures.
• Willing to work overtime to support operation or manpower shortages.
• Responsible for spare parts tracking, replenishment, updates.
• Work closely with in-house automation team on new equipment release for buy off and installation.
• Work with process engineering on yield improvement related to machine and fixtures performance.
• Responsible for overall equipment uptime and safety.
• Maintain maintenance records per ISO requirements.
• Achieve KPI set by the section manager.
• Pass down unfinished tasks to incoming shift to avoid duplication of effort.

Skills

Tester troubleshooting

Equipment configuration

Tester debugging

High-mix manufacturing

Analytical skills

Adaptable

Mechanical basics

Education

Engineering degree (Mechatronic/Mechanical/Electrical)

Job description

Coherent Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an Associate Engineer to ensure high equipment uptime for Front of Line machines and fixtures in a fast-paced manufacturing setting in Kuala Lumpur.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, configuration, and collaboration with automation and process engineering teams to support new equipment releases and yield improvements. The ideal candidate holds a relevant engineering degree, has experience with testers and equipment troubleshooting, and can adapt